How to Use khat in a Sentence

khat

noun

• Customs officials said the World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
• Before the border closure, at least 20 tonnes of khat were exported daily by road, valued at around 5 million Kenyan shillings ($39,000) per day.
  — Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
• Recent khat busts at BWI Wednesday's announcement followed another khat seizure at BWI airport earlier that same week.
  — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
• Some have gone further, publicly chewing khat on the campaign trail, a gesture that signals solidarity and which has become something of a ritual in Kenyan electoral cycles, with aspiring leaders competing to demonstrate the sincerity of their commitment to khat farmers and traders.
  — Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
• Federal customs officials at Washington Dulles Airport seized 139 pounds of Ethiopian khat, a plant chewed for its amphetamine-like effect, that was destined for Sacramento.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026